A ruling is an official clarification on the way an ambiguous rule or card text should be interpreted.
A replacement fails to deploy
Ruling issued on November 16th 2024
Situation:
A player is replacing one of their own ships. An opponent reacts to the deployment by using the neutral action Crash. The ship fails to deploy. What happens to the ship being replaced?
Ruling:
The new ship is destroyed before it can replace the old one. The ship being replaced is unaffected and remains in play.